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Orka Management enters only bid in Invest Medicine Hat RFP process
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 21st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The company formed by managers of a city department has submitted the only offer to handle a private operation of that department with top city officials now set to speak about the Invest Medicine Hat contract on Wednesday. The request for proposals to provide economic development services for the City of Medicine Hat, as ... Read More »
1 responseFeds nearly doubling the Canada Gas Tax Grant outlays to municipalities in Saskatchewan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 21st, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Ottawa is nearly doubling the Canada Gas Tax Grant outlays to municipalities in Saskatchewan, it was announced Tuesday. The fund’s name officially changed to the Canada Community-Building Grant on June 29. It is administered by the provinces through agreements with Ottawa, pays for municipal infrastructure work like roads and firehalls, and this year will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meetings on rural crime response in SE Alberta underway
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 21st, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A series of meetings on rural crime response is underway in Southern Alberta with a visit to Redcliff by Justice Minister Kaycee Madu set for Thursday night. This year, Alberta Sheriffs were given expanded duties and authority to assist the RCMP on urgent calls as well as investigate a wider range of vehicle offences. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hubs to better serve local youth
By COLLIN GALLANT on July 21st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Young people seeking help for mental health or addictions issues can now “knock on any door” of social service agencies in Medicine Hat to receive referrals for specific needs, the province and local coordinating agency announced Tuesday. Associate minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis told a gathering at Police Point Park that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public consultation on parks plan open
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A public consultation process for the future of parks development set for this summer moved to targeted meetings with broad community groups this week. The city department launched the review in the early winter, generally proposing that clustered development in regional parks would have greater effect than reinvestment in smaller community greenspaces. Broad consultation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foremost Rodeo and chilli cook off set to return this week
By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The County of 40 Mile is gearing up for what promises to be the biggest event for the municipality since 2019 as the 74th Foremost Rodeo and chilli cook off make a return this week. “We’re ready to put on a rodeo,” said an enthusiastic Jess Cowie, member of the local ag society. “Everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel insurance providers adapting to post-pandemic world
By Alex McCuaig, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com With travel once again an option, tourists and snowbirds alike may want to take a hard look at health insurance policies with the COVID-19 still active. Samantha Reinhart, co-owner of Medicine Hat-based Bolton Insurance, says the pandemic predictably altered the business of travel insurance. “When it hit, it slowed right down,” said Reinhart. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roundup of feral cats within Cypress County
By Anna Smith, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2021
From June 21-23, the Canadian Animal Task Force was in Suffield, Irvine and Walsh, humanely trapping local feral cats. R.J. Bailot, the executive director and co-founder of the Canadian Animal Task Force, estimates that approximately 150 cats were taken from Cypress County as part of what is often called a “Trap, Neuter, Release” program, designed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges dropped against murder suspect
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com From the few bits of information the News has been able to ascertain, June Rose’s life appeared to be a tough one. From what has been gleaned from court records, her death was even tougher. An RCMP investigation and proceedings in Medicine Hat Provincial and Queen’s Bench courts, as well as the Alberta Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Region’s crops devastated, ruined by drought conditions
By ALEX McCUAIG Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2021
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com The latest bout of heat to beat up on the region’s agricultural producers may have turned from putting ranchers and farmers on the ropes to levelling a knockout punch to this year’s crops. In a release Thursday evening, Agricultural Minister Devin Dreeshen stated the prairie provinces and Ontario are all pushing for the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire ban extended into Cypress Hills
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 17th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A ban on open fires across southeast Alberta has now expanded into Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Wood and charcoal campfires and barbecues are now prohibited on the Alberta side, though contained propane and other gas and liquid stoves are permitted, according to the Alberta Parks website. That follows orders a few weeks ago by ... Read More »
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